People · South Africa
Zandré Calitz
3×3 · top 5.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2020 · 2020CALI01
Zandré Calitz has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 51st in South Africa. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2020, he has put 305 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.66 in March 2020 to 9.16, a 74% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.16 | 11.25 | top 5.3% | 51 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 5.52 | top 9.1% | 69 / 958 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 3.76 | top 12.0% | 118 / 1,525 | |
| Skewb | 5.70 | 8.07 | top 23.5% | 90 / 444 | |
| 4×4 | 56.92 | 1:01.37 | top 33.1% | 107 / 495 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.37 | 1:49.90 | top 36.8% | 62 / 268 | |
| Clock | 12.92 | 15.88 | top 39.3% | 54 / 153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.60 | 2:08.72 | top 45.2% | 71 / 225 | |
| Square-1 | 32.34 | 53.39 | top 53.9% | 63 / 121 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.27 | 47.14 | top 64.4% | 195 / 473 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Six personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 28 Aug 2022Four personal bests in one day at Green School Paarl Open 2022.
- 29 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022.
- 6 Mar 2022First sub-30 3×3: 13.78 at Cape Town Summer 2022.
- 6 Mar 2022First sub-20 3×3: 13.78 at Cape Town Summer 2022.
Competitions
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Daniel Rush — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Raphael Fast — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.